change is good

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fantasticdrivel.com has a new look! I’m working on migrating some of the old content to the new format so it displays correctly. For now, some stuff might look a little funky . . .

triple feature

I’m not sure if they still do it, but a local radio station used to run a bit called “My Three Songs.” Listeners would submit three-song sets with some kind of theme.

If they ever did a similar bit with movies, I already know what my set would be:

  • Iron Man
  • The Iron Lady
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Between movies, they could play Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic.”

the liga weekly, 05.12

the liga guadalupe

No massive post this week. Just the numbers for the FAABulous prize$ for week 12.

Next week I hope to have Cerebrium’s graphic done. Check out the last edition of the Liga Weekly for the story (and then some) behind Elvis Ate America’s spiffy new logo, ok?

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the liga weekly, 05.11

the liga guadalupe

This edition of the Liga Weekly is dedicated to one of the most-used words in the English language: “o.k.” Depending on inflection and context, it can have a number of different meanings or connotations. These shades of meaning can be lost when communicating across languages, but the general meaning of the word “o.k.” is almost universally understood; in fact, it has been assimilated as a “loan word” in a number of languages.

The word itself is not that old, but its exact origin is a matter of some debate. We will touch on two of the prevailing theories in this post, as part of an introduction to the new graphic for the 2011 Liga Guadalupe team, Elvis Ate America.

Oh, and also the numbers for the FAABulous prize$ for week 11.

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the liga weekly, 05.10

the liga guadalupe

No massive post this week. Just the numbers for the FAABulous prize$ for week 10.

Oh: and a little graphic near the end. I think it’s worth scrolling down for.

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the liga weekly, 05.07

the liga guadalupe

This edition of the Liga Weekly goes out to all the hardcore homemakers, diabolical color schemers, and otherwise crafty women people out there. This week, we salute your hero and figurehead, Martha “M. Diddy” Stewart: the ultimate parole model.

Yes, that’s right; I finished a team logo this week. And you can learn all about it in this post. Grab some cabbage and your favorite cutting board and we’ll be underway.

Of course, I’ll also award FAABulous prize$ for the Liga in week 7. I’m not sure anyone really cares about the FAABulous prize$, though, so this week marks my first attempt to include something that might be of interest to . . . well, anyone.

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